Michigan State Football Team History
Michigan State Spartans
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Founded: 1855 Stadium: Spartan Stadium Capacity: 75,005 Colors: Green & Gold Coach: Hugh Duffy Daugherty Conference: Big 10-
1972 Season Highlights
Hugh Duffy Daugherty enters his 19th season as Head Coach at Michigan State.
1972 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 16 @
Illinois
24
0
W
Sat., Sep. 23 vs.
Georgia Tech
16
21
L
Sat., Sep. 30 @
Southern California
6
51
L
Sat., Oct. 7 vs.
Notre Dame
0
16
L
Sat., Oct. 14 @
Michigan
0
10
L
Sat., Oct. 21 vs.
Wisconsin
31
0
W
Sat., Oct. 28 @
Iowa
6
6
T
Sat., Nov. 4 vs.
Purdue
22
12
W
Sat., Nov. 11 vs.
Ohio State
19
12
W
Sat., Nov. 18 @
Minnesota
10
14
L
Sat., Nov. 25 vs.
Northwestern
24
14
W
1972 Season Totals
Record 5-5
-1
Points Scored 158
Scoring Average 14.4
Points Allowed 156
Defense Average 14.2
Opponents Record 68-53
Conference Record 5-2
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 1-3
-1
1972 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1972 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1972 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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